Wiki (Currents)

Q: What is a wiki?A: A wiki is a website that a group of people can edit using a web browser. Just like Wikipedia.

Q: How does a wiki work?A: First, using a web browser, you log on to the wiki website. Second, just like a webmaster, you create a folder for your content called a "space." Third, within that "space", you create new pages. Once a page has been created, you can edit it. You can then create child pages (just like subfolders) which can contain content.

Q: What is "Currents?"A:Currents is the user-friendly name for our wiki. The software which powers it is called "Confluence" from Atlassian.

Q: Why are wikis, like Currents, cool?A1: The definitive (lastest version) of a project exists on the wiki. No more wondering who has the latest version. No more Inbox "black holes."A2: You can roll back or undo changes you've made to a wiki (web) page.A3: If two people try to edit the same wiki page at the same time, the second person will receive a pop-up message in their browser that someone else is editing the page.A4: You can upload attachments like Word, Excel, Powerpoint, PDFs, and video files.A5: People can add "comments" or "questions" to pages and other people can reply, i.e. threaded discussions.

Q: How do I access Currents? Where is it?A: Go to www.cfc.umt.edu and click on the Currents link on the bottom of the page.

Q: How do I log on to Currents?A: Your Currents user name is the same as your CFC logon name. Your Currents password is your CFC password.

Q: How do people in the college use Currents?A: Several groups of people use Currents.